The city of Berkeley will help businesses and artists impacted by the coronavirus and is taking steps to help the homeless, seniors, and single parents, among others.
Coronavirus
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Sweeping shelter-in-place order announced across Berkeley, Bay Area
The region-wide rules go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday and ban non-essential movement and business.
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Watch live: Bay Area public health officials to announce new COVID-19 rules
Bay Area health officials, including those from Berkeley, announced a region-wide order Monday to slow the spread of COVID-19. Stay tuned for ongoing coverage.
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East Bay restaurants strain under weight of COVID-19
Restaurant owners consider their obligations to employees, customers and the community while keeping an eye on their bottom line as the public health crisis escalates.
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Will Oakland Chinatown restaurants weather the storm of coronavirus?
As businesses in Oakland Chinatown are interconnected, a decline for restaurants has a ripple effect on the whole community.
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Berkeley prepares to hunker down… this time by loading up on library books
As the library prepared to close for an indefinite amount of time, people rushed to stock up. Some walked out with a tower of books
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COVID-19 pandemic prompts Berkeley neighbors to help one another
Individuals and groups have set up systems to connect volunteers with people who need help. So far there are more volunteers than people seeking assistance.
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Berkeley closes recreation centers, pools, clubhouses to limit COVID-19 spread
“We must act decisively,” City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley said Sunday.
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Restaurants that have closed or paused dine-in service due to COVID-19 concerns
As social distancing measures ramp up, food businesses are finding themselves making the difficult decision to temporarily close.
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UC Berkeley student tests positive for COVID-19
A Cal graduate student has tested positive for COVID-19. The student, who lives outside the city of Berkeley, is in self-isolation.
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Berkeley Public Library will be closed starting Monday
Thousands of people a day, including many poor and homeless people, use the library as a refuge. There is no set time when it will reopen.
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COVID-19 by the numbers
A snapshot of key COVID-19 statistics, updated Mondays (excluding holidays) by 6 p.m.
